ANU astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr Brad Tucker says NASA’s rocket launch from the Northern Territory was “such an exciting announcement”.
“Equatorial Launch Australia had this vision of building a spaceport in the northern parts of Australia,” he told Sky News Australia.
“They’re nearer the equator, that’s where rockets like to go, you have that axis of southern skies and also the more remote dry areas.” Dr Tucker said the rockets will be used in experiments for “measuring x-ray light and ultraviolet light”.“So clearly they are hoping – and I think there’s a great vision – that this becomes a bigger and bigger thing with maybe dozens of various rocket launches in the next two years.”
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